The Kansas City Chiefs got downright embarrassed by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Many were left shocked that a team led by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes could perform so poorly when the lights were the brightest.
Now, Mahomes is taking some of the blame for how the offense has looked in recent seasons and putting the blame on his shoulders.
“We got to keep doing it, though, and we got great corners, so that’s going to be a lot of challenges for us,” Mahomes said, according to Pro Football Talk. “But even on some of those that we throw incomplete, that we’re throwing down the field, we can talk through those routes and talk through that stuff.
“And so that’s the mindset is getting back to throwing the ball down the field, and if we can do that, it’ll open up the rest of the offense.”
Mahomes went on about where he needs to improve.
“I think for me I have to be better at throwing the ball down the field,” Mahomes said. “I mean obviously, we weren’t good enough there. We’ve had success in prior years, but these last few years we haven’t done that. In order for our offense to be great, you have to be able to complete those passes. It opens up everything else.
“So, if teams are going to challenge us at the line of scrimmage, if teams are going to challenge us to throw the ball deep, we have to show that we can do that. If we can do that — first it starts with me and giving guys [chances]. And if we can do that, I think it is really going to open up the offense and make us a better team in general.”
Fans reacted to Mahomes’ words on social media.
“Maybe improve flopping technique while he’s at it,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Mahomes had no time in the Super Bowl KC has to improve the O line Even when he was 17-1, he needs help against the Eagles,” someone else added.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Chiefs look in their first game since the brutal defeat in the Super Bowl.